I just thought of another product that worked wonderfully.. it's called
Avon's Skin So Soft.. there is an oil and a soap..I found the soap was
nicer, it too had a lemony base, but was easier to use because you washed
with it in the shower..

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"Hans-Georg Michna" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:23:56 +1100, Alan S wrote:

I'll be talking to my doc on medication prophylaxis, but any
thoughts on that would also be appreciated.

Alan,

I read the excellent discussion of insect repellants. The other
topic got only a shorter exposure---malaria prophylaxis.

Some known drugs are Lariam, which is problematic because of
nasty side effects (I know, I once swallowed a cure dose), and
Malarone, which doesn't seem to have any side effects on me.
Malarone is twice as expensive though. I can recommend it.

The black horse is Doxycycline, which has already been described
very well in a preceding post. It is quite cheap, but, contrary
to Lariam and Malarone, cannot be used as a cure.

Another popular drug is artemisinine (from China), which is
effective as a cure, but not as a prophylactic.

For a short trip I recommend Malarone, but talk to your doctor
or to a specialist anyway. I don't actually have the medical
competence to recommend anything.

For your particular trip I would recommend to find out when and
for how long you will be in malaria-infested areas, as you don't
have to take phrophylactics outside these areas, apart from any
lead-in and lead-out periods before and after exposure. I would
not recommend to take Malarone or Lariam for a month or more.

In the case of long exposure you would have to look for other
alternatives like taking a malaria self test and a cure dose
with you and very carefully avoiding mosquito bites.

One final remark: Always sleep under a mosquito net, unless you
are absolutely certain that there are no mosquitos there. And
never listen to the locals, because when you ask them for
mosquitos, I found the answer invariably to be, "Yes, there are
mosquitos in this country, but not here."

Hans-Georg
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